When a term used in a title may be more commonly known under its abbreviated form, its abbreviation may be added in parentheses after the fully written term (e.g.
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Only the common abbreviations that do not need to be defined may be used in review titles and headings without the full name needing to be written first. See also Frequently used names for names commonly used and abbreviated in Cochrane documents. World Health Organization (WHO)).Ībbreviations should follow formatting conventions. Some terms, particularly statistical terms, are commonly abbreviated in Cochrane documents (see Common abbreviations), while others should be avoided (see Abbreviations to avoid). When something is better known by its abbreviation, it may be helpful to include the abbreviation even if the name occurs only once (e.g. To use an abbreviation, write the full name in the first instance and follow it immediately by the abbreviated version in brackets. If the review or document is long, it may be sensible to explain each abbreviation in each section of the text. In figures and tables, all abbreviations should be listed at the end with their definitions. All abbreviations used in the 'Abstract', 'Plain language summary', 'Main text', and 'Authors' conclusions' should be redefined at the beginning of these sections. Consider using an abbreviation only if the term has three or more words. Only use abbreviations if they are widely known across the broad readership of Cochrane Reviews, are used frequently in a section or throughout the review, or enhance readability. In this manual, the term 'abbreviation' is used to cover abbreviations, acronym and initialisms. In this section: General usage | In titles or headings | At the beginning of a sentence | In tables or figures General usage